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Work begins on community campus in Easter Ross

Gro For You Community Innovation Campus The illustration shows a number of wood-clad buildings and canvas-covered dining areas. There is a red car and a green car parked in a car park.Gro For You Community Innovation Campus
The proposed campus will be in Tain

Work has started on a £1.6m community hub in Tain in Easter Ross.

The Gro For You Community Innovation Campus is expected to create 24 full-time jobs as well as apprenticeship roles when it opens in 2026.

The site will offer space for training in food technologies and hospitality.

It will also have facilities for visitors travelling the Highlands' North Coast 500 tourist route, including waste disposal for campervans and electric vehicle charging points.

The Scottish government, Social Investment Scotland, SSE Renewables and Glenmorangie distillery company are among organisations backing the project.

Co-founder and chief executive Sarah MacKenzie said: "What this offers is a catalogue of community and economic benefits that will provide solutions to challenges Highland rural communities face."

She said it was hoped the campus would provide opportunities for young people in terms of jobs and training.

Gro For You Community Innovation Campus Maree Todd is leaning over with a shovel as she places soil on the roots over a newly-planted tree. She is wearing a hard hat and fluorescent construction workers' bib. There six similarly dressed people around her.Gro For You Community Innovation Campus
Local MSP Maree Todd, middle, is backing the project